Sat // Build :: Invest
Title: Time Whatever you do, work at it with all your hearts, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23 When we hear the word invest, one of the first things that probably comes to mind is time. Investing in something is a commitment of time of some sort. Time is one […]
Fri // Steel :: Passion
Title: Respond Love the LORD your God with all you heart and with all your soul and with all your strength – Deuteronomy 6:5 When Adam and Eve were hiding in the Garden of Eden, do you remember what God said? He said “Where are you?” He was seeking them out and wanted to still […]
Thu // Warrior :: Courage
Title: The LORD is your courage Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. – Ephesians 6:10 Have you ever heard of Desmond Doss? When I think of the word courage, this man exemplifies it. He was a Medal of Honor winner from World War II. In short, Doss and his battalion […]
Wed // Grit :: Character
Title: Friends Shape you Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” – 1 Corinthians 15:33 The Oxford dictionary defines character as, “the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.” Who are your buddies? Are they men with holy mental and moral qualities? Your friends will shape and define your future. Their advice, […]
Tue // Fuel :: Word
Title: Fuel your desire For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double- edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart – Hebrews 4:12 Think about the last time you cut yourself with a really sharp knife. […]
Mon // Surrender :: Obey
Title: God knows best This has been my practice: I obey your precepts – Psalm 119.56 To obey is to submit. In our time and culture, this idea of obeying or submitting to someone greater than you seems to be all but lost. When you feel something inside say “nobody tells me what to do!” […]
Sun // Sacrifice – Rest
Title: Take Rest Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28 “If you are weary and burdened its not Jesus’ fault.” I remember hearing that from a friend of mine when I was on the edge of exhaustion. A full time job, council member […]
Fri // Steel :: Example
Title: Deep Souls Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. – 1 Timothy 4:12b When Paul wrote these words to Timothy, he was writing a young pastor of a new church. It was a lot to ask of a young man who was probably overwhelmed […]
Thu // Warrior :: Battle
Title: God is with us For the battle is not yours, but God’s – 2 Chronicles 20:15c There are many battles today. We see them on the news and we read about them throughout the world. We all have our own personal battles as well in life. In this same verse, it says do not […]
Wed // Grit :: Perseverance
Title: Cast it out Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us… – Hebrews 12:1c Some men enjoy running while others of us are likely to run only when being chased. One thing is for certain in our spiritual race, we will be pursued most aggressively when running the race He has […]